This Week in Movies with Meaning
Reviews of "Omni Loop," "Will & Harper" and "The Wild Robot," as well as a film festival wrap-up, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
‘Omni Loop’ asks, ‘What accounts for our greatness?’
There are many ways we can live our lives, but the one quality that most of us strive for is to find out what makes that existence – and, consequently, us – great. It’s not an easy question to answer, and we often spend considerable time trying to figure it out. So how do we ultimately arrive at a definitively fulfilling answer to this quest?
‘Oppenheimer’ wrestles with the torment of moral dilemmas
Working through conflicted feelings can be difficult, if not unfathomable. And the greater the stakes involved, the more maddening the process can be. It may be so daunting, in fact, that it might not be overstating things to liken it to psychological and emotional torture. So how does one live with oneself under conditions like these?
Cult classic ‘Mr. Nobody’ challenges our notions of existence
Is the life we lead the one (and only one) we’re meant to live? Or are there other possible paths that we could choose, alternatives that are different but potentially just as viable, even though not actively pursued? However, if those alternate existences do indeed exist, how would we know about them?